Yesterday’s bee hive inspection on a warm day.
The Blue Hive is doing great after the combine in December.
Category: Beekeeping
Checking in on hive combine
Checked in on the Blue Hive that I combined before Christmas and saw fresh larva today.
This is a great sign to see the new queen accepted.
Combining two bee colonies
The Blue Hive is queenless so I combined with with a queenright nuc to merge the colonies together for survival.
Bee Hive Inspection – December 8th, 2025
A short inspection of the hives on a warm day in December.
Bee Hive Inspection – November 7th, 2025
A brief hive inspection after not being able to for several months.
Harvesting & Bottling Honey – August 2025
Harvesting honey from my backyard bee hives.
Hive Deadout & Wax Moth Damage
While I was out of commission dealing with my back, one of the bee colonies decided to swarm and then fully abscond, leaving a deadout hive.
Queen Bee Replacement
Replacing two queens in the apiary.
One colony has a feral queen and the other has an older queen that hasn’t been laying. Replacing both with new mated Italian queens from Olivarez.
Notebook LLM takes a look at my recent video
I ran my most recent bee video through NotebookLM to see what kind of podcast it would create.
NotebookLM turned a three minute video into a five minute podcast in seconds
Moving swarm colony into a brood box
Moving the ladies out of the swarm trap and into a deep brood box.